Lot 950
New York, N.Y., 1845, 5¢ black on bluish. Horiz. pair (position 17-17, margins all around), tied by red PAID on a folded letter to Sandusky, Ohio via Maxwell's Exchange, Very Fine; with 1997 P.S.E. certificate.Scott No. 9X1 Estimate $1,500 - 2,000.
Realized: $1,150
Lot 951
New York, N.Y., 1845, 5¢ black on bluish. Horiz. pair (large to huge margins) tied by red grid cancel on an 1847 tobacco merchant's printed circular to Richmond, Va., with matching PAID in arc and indistinct New York cds, file fold affecting left stamp, otherwise Very Fine, quite attractive.Scott No. 9X1a Estimate $1,500 - 2,000.
Realized: $1,000
Lot 952
New York, N.Y., 1845, 5¢ black on bluish, signed A.C.M. without periods. Bottom margin single, small faults and in at top, tied by blue pen and red New York cds on 1845 Supreme Court docket of judgement, Fine appearance; with 2004 P.S.E. certificate.Scott No. 9X1b Estimate $100 - 150.
Realized: $170